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Childhood aerobic fitness predicts cognitive performance one year later

Laura Chaddock Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA; Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Charles H. Hillman Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA; Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Matthew B. Pontifex Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Christopher R. Johnson Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Lauren B. Raine Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Arthur F. Kramer Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA; Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Pages 421-430 | Received 19 Jun 2011, Accepted 05 Dec 2011, Published online: 19 Jan 2012

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